«وَلَمْ يَزَلِ التَّلَاحِي بَيْنَهُمَا يَسْتَعِرُ، وَمَحَجَّةُ التَّرَاضِي تَعُرُّ»
Their contention kept blazing, while the path to agreement grew obstructed.
The elder insists on his oath and the youth refuses. Yastaʿir is used for a fire flaring up. Meanwhile the governor’s attraction to the youth deepens; he begins contemplating how to free the youth from the elder’s claim and keep him for himself. This depicts compromised judgment, not a legitimate entitlement.
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The Raḥbiyyah Maqāmah — An Accusation, an Unusual Oath and a Hundred-Mithqāl Offer
«وَلَمْ يَزَلِ التَّلَاحِي بَيْنَهُمَا يَسْتَعِرُ، وَمَحَجَّةُ التَّرَاضِي تَعُرُّ»
Their contention kept blazing, while the path to agreement grew obstructed.
The elder insists on his oath and the youth refuses. Yastaʿir is used for a fire flaring up. Meanwhile the governor’s attraction to the youth deepens; he begins contemplating how to free the youth from the elder’s claim and keep him for himself. This depicts compromised judgment, not a legitimate entitlement.